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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They need to raise the max cap to $150K for families in NOVA.[/b][/quote]

Confused.  What are you talking about?[/quote]

I'm not the person you quoted, but the cost of living in NOVA is significantly higher than the cost of living elsewhere in the state. Our combined HHI is close to $150,000. We do not take fancy vacations or live in a McMansion. We have one car. There is no way we could pay full cost of UVA, but it is also unlikely we will qualify for financial aid. (We have been saving in 529, fortunately.)

It does feel a bit deflating however to know that one of us could have quit our job, and presumably have an easier time paying for college at UVA.[/quote]

What makes you think you can't get any financial aid for UVA?  [/quote]

We might get aid, but there's a big difference between "some aid" and "tuition free"[/quote]

Ok . . . but why should it be tuition free for a family making 150K?  I'd rather pay something and make 150k than pay nothing and make 80k.  UVA in state doesn't cost 70k a year, so you're still better off.

Check your privilege.[/quote]

[b]Not the PP, but the difference btwn making 80k in a rural area of VA and in FCPS is a big deal.  You would have a higher quality of life in many parts of VA on 80k than you would on 150k in NOVA.  And the salary between 80k-150k is taxed heavier etc.  I think they should make policies on aid/qualification for programs in terms of percentage of local poverty line rather than across the board.  So may be the program is HHI of 60k or x times the county poverty line whichever is higher.[/quote][/b]

FAFSA already takes all of that into account when estimating EFC[/quote]

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